Network Card
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Hey guys, I'm in the process of setting up a small network here at home (3 computers). We have a DSL connection, and I wanted a DHCP server, so I went out and got a linksys router and set everything up. Well, my XP Pro laptop is working fine, and my roommate's Win2K box is working fine, but my other roommate's XP Home box will not connect. We bought a linksys 10/100 netword card and installed it, and XP recognizes that it's there and installed the drivers, but for some reason, his machine cannot communicate with the router. The network icon is there on the system tray (and showing the connected state), and the LEDs on the card are lit up, but it just won't work. Does anybody have any ideas what could be the problem? Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
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Hey guys, I'm in the process of setting up a small network here at home (3 computers). We have a DSL connection, and I wanted a DHCP server, so I went out and got a linksys router and set everything up. Well, my XP Pro laptop is working fine, and my roommate's Win2K box is working fine, but my other roommate's XP Home box will not connect. We bought a linksys 10/100 netword card and installed it, and XP recognizes that it's there and installed the drivers, but for some reason, his machine cannot communicate with the router. The network icon is there on the system tray (and showing the connected state), and the LEDs on the card are lit up, but it just won't work. Does anybody have any ideas what could be the problem? Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
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Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged threadChris Richardson wrote: The network icon is there on the system tray (and showing the connected state), and the LEDs on the card are lit up, It's probably not the card... A couple of things to check: Are they all using the same subnet as the local port of the router? Is the gateway of the XPHome PC set correctly by the router's DHCP Server? Have you tried putting them all in the same workgroup (it shouldn't matter if all you're sharing is the Internet, but XPHome is weird)? Can you ping the router from the XPHome machine? How about the DSL IP address? Obvious things, I know, but it's awfully easy to miss a step or take something for granted... "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom
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Chris Richardson wrote: The network icon is there on the system tray (and showing the connected state), and the LEDs on the card are lit up, It's probably not the card... A couple of things to check: Are they all using the same subnet as the local port of the router? Is the gateway of the XPHome PC set correctly by the router's DHCP Server? Have you tried putting them all in the same workgroup (it shouldn't matter if all you're sharing is the Internet, but XPHome is weird)? Can you ping the router from the XPHome machine? How about the DSL IP address? Obvious things, I know, but it's awfully easy to miss a step or take something for granted... "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom
First, thanks for the response! Here's what I've found out: 1. I can ping the router, but can't access it with IE like I can on my XP laptop or the 2K box. 2. I can ping the DSL modem from the XP home box. (didn't think of pinging either of these devices before...thanks) 3. I can access my laptop from the XP home box, even through explorer. The TCP/IP settings are exactly the same on both XP boxes, so I'm thinking maybe it's just IE that's messed up on his XP home box. Thanks again, now that I know the card is not messed up, I hope I can figure out what's going on with IE. Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
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Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged thread -
First, thanks for the response! Here's what I've found out: 1. I can ping the router, but can't access it with IE like I can on my XP laptop or the 2K box. 2. I can ping the DSL modem from the XP home box. (didn't think of pinging either of these devices before...thanks) 3. I can access my laptop from the XP home box, even through explorer. The TCP/IP settings are exactly the same on both XP boxes, so I'm thinking maybe it's just IE that's messed up on his XP home box. Thanks again, now that I know the card is not messed up, I hope I can figure out what's going on with IE. Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
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Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged threadIf you can reach the network via ping and perhaps tracert, then the network card and the network doesn't seem to be the problem. Once you have determined you can ping another host on your own network try performing a trace route using tracert to an external host such as codeproject. Keep in mind that depending on the routers that are between your network and the destination network you may get some timeouts. Try several external hosts that you know are not using the same route. Once you can determine that your are at least reaching your ISP's router you know any other network problems are outside your control. As for application specific issues such as IE, check the proxy settings for the application. IE may have been set to connect to a proxy server that it does not have access to on your network. You might also try using another application that will utilize an alternate protocol. Try using FTP to go to a public FTP site.
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First, thanks for the response! Here's what I've found out: 1. I can ping the router, but can't access it with IE like I can on my XP laptop or the 2K box. 2. I can ping the DSL modem from the XP home box. (didn't think of pinging either of these devices before...thanks) 3. I can access my laptop from the XP home box, even through explorer. The TCP/IP settings are exactly the same on both XP boxes, so I'm thinking maybe it's just IE that's messed up on his XP home box. Thanks again, now that I know the card is not messed up, I hope I can figure out what's going on with IE. Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
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Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged threadIf the gateway IP is set to the local port of the router, and the XP box is on the same subnet, IE should have no trouble connecting. In Tools/Internet Options/Connections, there should be no connection information. Click on LAN Settings, and make sure that no boxes are checked - the Automatic and Proxy options will interfere with the box working properly, in particular. I haven't used the Home version - it's so badly crippled it isn't worth considering - but I'd also suggest that you review permissions for the user account. There may be a new one that restricts access to the Internet. Also, many OEMs preconfigure Windows with what they think most users will want. If yours has ICS installed and it's not acting as the gateway for your network, get rid of it, along with that stupid excuse for a firewall that comes with it. "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom